U.S. Soccer Women’s Technical Director April Heinrichs has named a 26-player squad for a U.S. U-18 women’s national team camp at the U.S. Soccer National TrainingCenter in Carson, California.
All the players were born in 1998 and are age-eligible for the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup, which has cut-off date of Jan. 1, 1996, but the 1998ers main goal isto qualify for the 2018 U-20 Women’s World Cup in France.
U.S. U-18 women’s national team
GOALKEEPERS (3): BrookeHeinsohn (New England FC; Norfolk, Mass.), Gabrielle Kouzelos (Internationals SC; Wadsworth, Ohio), Madison Newsom (FC Elk Grove; Elk Grove, Calif.).
DEFENDERS (8): Julie Doyle(San Diego Surf; Laguna Nigel, Calif.), Samantha Hiatt (Crossfire SC; Newcastle, Wash.), Amayla Johnson (NJ Stallions; Montclair, N.J.), Julie Mackin (Real Colorado; Castle Rock, Colo.), KaiyaMcCullough (San Diego Surf; Mission Viejo, Calif.), Taylor Mitchell (Real So Cal; Tarzana, Calif.), Zoe Morse (Michigan Hawks; East Lansing, Mich.), Natalie Winters (Michigan Hawks; Plymouth, Mich.).
MIDFIELDERS (8): Olivia Athens (PSV Union FC; Atherton, Calif.), Haley Berg (Solar; Celina, Texas), Samantha Coffey (New York SC; Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.), Sophia Gulati (NJStallions; Washington Township, N.J.), Arlie Jones (San Diego Surf; Las Vegas, Nev.), Taylor Kornieck (San Diego Surf; Henderson, Nev.) Shea Moyer (FC Revolution; Wyomissing, Pa.), Nicole Whitley (FCElk Grove; Elk Grove, Calif.).
FORWARDS (7): Elexa Bahr (GSA; Flowery Branch, Ga.), Belle Briede (Tophat SC; Alpharetta, Ga.), Sunny Dunphy (San Diego Surf; Carlsbad, Calif.),Erin Gilroy (East Meadow SC; North Bellmore, N.Y.), Parker Goins (TSC Hurricane; Broken Arrow, Okla.), Abi Kim (Pacific NW SC; Vashon, Wash.), Myra Konte (BRYC Elite Academy; Woodbridge, Va.).